Nursing-bottle holder.



J. L. R. HOPWOOD.

NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19. 1912.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

A Home F JOSEPHINE B. HOPWOOD, F PRIMOS, PENNSYLVANIA;

- NURSING-BOTTLE HOLDER.

menses.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2d, 1915.

' Application filed September 19, 1912. Serial No. 721,181.

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPHINE L. R. I-lorwoon, of Primos, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nursing-Bottle Holders; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

This invention is a novel device for holding and supporting nursing bottles for infants in convenient position for use by the infant when in a recumbent position.

The invention furnishes a convenient means for holding the bottle in any position desired while the infant is feeding; saving the time of the mother or nurse who would otherwise be required to hold the child, and training the infant to nurse without attention. It also prevents breaking of the bottle as it will prevent the child from throwing the bottle upon the floor; and it also serves to hold toys to amuse the child when not nursing.

The device in brief consists of a strip of tape, ribbon, or other material with a buckle or other kind of fastener at either end for attaching the ends when brought together and one or more loops on the side of such strip for holding anursing bottle, or toys or both, when the device is suspended across a crib, cradle, o-cart, or other bed in which the infant is p aced.

In the accompanying drawings T have illustrated a supporter embodying the invention, and will explain the same with reference thereto.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder attached to a crib in position for use by the infant. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view showing the manner in which the bottle is secured to the holder. Fig. 3 is a detail.

As shown in the drawing the supporter the stra connectible fastening. I have shown a buckle B for this purpose but any other suitable device may be used.

Attached to one run of the strap is a bottle retainer, which may be made in various -ways; but ,I prefer to make the retainer by attaching a short piece of elastic tape C by one end as at c to one sideof the main strap, and also attaching a buckle D to the strap about two inches from the attached end of the tape C,.through which buckle the free end of the tape is passed and the tape adjusted to clamp the bottle. The bottle N may be quickly and easily slipped into or out of such retainer without having to repeatedly adjust the size of the loop or fasten or unfasten the tape. Other loops made of ribbon, tape, or other material may be attached to the strap, as indicated at E and F, to which loops toys may be tied to amuse the infant.

Ttwill be seen that such a retainer can be readily attached to a crib or bed and when in position the infant can easily move the retainer from side to side by taking hold of the bottle and pushing or pulling it, as the strap will readily slip around in either direction. Thus the child can change its position from one side of the crib to the other, and it may turn over and lie upon its side while nursing. This is an important practical advantage of the invention, and the infants soon find out and take advantage of it, as they become accustomed to the holder.

Another important practical advantage of my holder is the elastic retainer attached to the main stra and which can be readily adjusted to receive any size of bottle; .and the force with which the retainer grips the bottle may be varied to suit conditions.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a strap adapted to be .passed around op osite bars of a crib, and

adjustable means or connecting the ends of lengthwise back and forth; a strip secured at one end only to one side of the strap,

and means for adjustably connecting theso that it can be slid or moved or moved lengthwise back and forth, an

elastic strip attached to one side of the band; and a buckle attached to the strap adapted to engage the other end of the strip to cause it to retain a bottle, substantially 10 as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I afix -my signature in presence of two witnesses;

JOSEPHINE L. R. HOPWOOD. Witnesses: I

J. OSBORNE Horwoon, STANLar Fonz. 

